reject

【1】拒绝

 

①【例】The buyer has the right to reject the goods if they are found inferior to the specifications as stipulated in the contract.

如货物达不到合同规定的规格要求，买方有权拒绝收货。

 

②过去分词用作定语。

【例】The sellers agree to the rejection of the goods and will bear all losses and expenses including all necessary expenses required for custody and protection of the rejected goods.

卖方同意退货，并将负担一切损失和费用，包括为保管与防止退货所必需的费用在内。

 

③过去分词用作宾语的补语。

【例】Party B shall have 45 days from the date of the delivery to have such goods approved or rejected.

乙方应从交货之日起45天内批准接受或拒绝接受这类货物。

 

【2】废品，次品

 

【例】We have made great efforts to raise efficiency and reduce rejects.

在提高效率减少废品方面，我们已尽了很大努力。

 

relate

relate to涉及，有关

 

【例】Fiscal policy relates to decisions that determine whether a government will spend more or less than it receives.

财政政策是关系到政府收大于支、还是支大于收的决策。

 

related

有联系的，相关的

 

①【例】The related samples and a full set of colour swatches are being dispatched by airmail.

有关的样品及全套彩色样张已航空邮寄。

 

②related用作表语时多接用介词to，有时可接用with。

【例】Customer service can be directly related to an organization’s economic prosperity.

顾客服务可与企业的经济繁荣有着直接的联系。

 

③related前加名词，中间加连字符，形成复合形容词。

【例】How does the top management know if the company has service-related problems?

最高管理层怎么知道公司是否有与服务有关的问题呢？